The addiction to unreality is the Left’s most persistent addiction.
Hamas Charter: we will “raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine… Peace initiatives are in contradiction to our principles.”@WSJ: “Hamas has indicated it is willing to accept a two state solution” and suggests Israel escalated the hostility. pic.twitter.com/thtXyaJjXs
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) October 7, 2023
“Media Whitewash Hamas & Parrot Terror Group’s Talking Points,” by Chaim Lax, HonestReporting, October 8, 2023:
Numerous foreign media outlets have failed to provide audiences with an understanding of the context behind the barbaric surprise Hamas attack against Israel that began in the early morning of October 7 by misrepresenting Hamas’ ideology and goals as well as implicitly placing the blame on Israel for this latest conflagration.
The Wall Street Journal & CNN Whitewash Hamas
In an explainer entitled “What Is Hamas and Why Did It Attack Israel,” The Wall Street Journal distorts the image of the internationally-recognized terror organization by claiming that it is “dedicated to the creation of an independent Palestinian state” and that it has “indicated it is willing to accept a two-state solution based on borders that existed before 1967.” For this latter claim, the Journal asserts that it was “included in [Hamas’] 2017 document of general principles and policies.”
Contrary to the depiction of Hamas as a rational political organization solely interested in attaining an independent Palestinian state, presumably through a negotiated settlement with Israel, the group’s raison-d’etre is the destruction of the Jewish state.
This has been expressed in Hamas’ 1988 founding charter, the 2017 document of general principles and policies as well as numerous statements by Hamas leaders such as Ismail Haniyeh and Saleh Al-Arouri.
In addition, the Journal’s claim that Hamas exhibited its willingness to accept the two-state solution in 2017 misrepresents what is contained within that document.
Hamas states outright that it does not accept the existence of Israel as a state (a necessity for the two-state solution) but simply expresses its willingness to establish a state in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem as a temporary measure.
Similar to The Wall Street Journal’s whitewashing of Hamas’ destructive ambitions, in an interview with CNN, Australian academic Peter Layton claimed that Hamas’ goal is “to be treated like a regular state” and that it “wants to sit down and talk peace with the Israelis.”
Layton further states that this would require a compromise from both sides but places the onus on Israel, which he asserts has “never been willing to compromise before.”
In this absurd analysis, the barbarity unleashed by the hordes of Hamas terrorists against Israeli communities is a tactic for peace and it is up to Israel to respond to the terror organization’s “peaceful overtures.”…
Wellington says
I used to admire The Wall Street Journal, actually had a subscription to it back in the 1990s, but gave up on it long ago as it kept endorsing illegal immigration for employment and business reasons. And now this. What a disgrace.
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
I agree, the Wall Street Journal is now not the newspaper that it once was.
I still get it for financial news, but mostly ignore the political stuff.
Jerry says
Like the NY Times: All the News that Fits, We Print. No respect for the truth or moral principle.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
How much of a stake does Alaweed bin Talal still have in News Corp? Is he one of the potential buyers should the Murdochs choose to sell?
Jerry says
Must have been a Hamas intern that got that piece published. Most legit papers would have rejected that puff piece even if it was a paid ad.
terry says
” Just trying to hold it steady while I pi$$ on the Wall!”
Walter Sieruk says
A “two state solution” is out of the question. .This is because a “two state solution” not really a “solution” but an Islamic ploy of deception , a smokescreen and hoax and a fraud.
For example those Hamas rocket attacks in to Israel from Gaza reveals that even the idea of some people of dividing Jerusalem as well as other parts of the State of Israel between the Jewish people of the Muslim/ Arabs is nothing but folly. To engage the madness of such “talks” is a hoax and a farce .This is because in the so called “negotiations” between the heads of the Jewish nation of Israel and the leaders of the “Palestinians” the Muslim /Arabs the “Palestinian” leaders will speak the truth only when in happens to fit their agenda. The rest of the time the will be speaking half-truths and outright lies. For their goal is to obtain all of the land of the State of Israel. Even in it takes much time and it means getting the land piece by piece. Therefore, those “peace talks” are a hoax.
For the “Palestinian” leaders are employing what is the Islamic doctrine of Taqiyya . Which is the Islamic dogma that lying and deception are good things to do as long as it’s done for the cause of the advancement of Islam. The insidious scheme is part of the stealth jihad .Otherwise known as “Islamic Gradualism.” This sly and something subtle strategy of disingenuous speech, lying deception of achieving the goal of all the land of Israel a war ploy that will be a disaster if the heads of the State of Israel are foolish enough to agree to divide the land of Israel with Muslim /Arabs ,the “Palestinians.” For if such a “peace dialogue” results in a divided land, the outcome will literally be murder. For “Palestinian” leader will allow the jihadists use that land as a base to launch murderous rocket attacks in to Israel. As for example, Hamas of Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Such false hopes for peace which are based on the foundation of lies are nothing new when it comes to Israel. For example, the Bible in Psalm 55:20, 21. Reads “Such men do violence to those at peace with them and break their promised word; their speech is smoother the butter but their thoughts are of war.” [N.E.B.]